Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-01

severely in the zero temperature. The
crowd about the courthouse ana jail was
very quiet and orderly. At II Az Mrs.
| Druse and Dr. Powell knelt on the floor
of the sceffold under the rope. Mrs.
Druse held her daughters bouquet IN her
| hand and closed her eyes while MI. POW
! ell offered prayer. She was then asked II
she mad anything to sag, when she
referred TO DR.. Powell, who thanked all
those who had been kind to her, and i'm
plored all he; enemies to forgive her as
she forgave all DIR. Powell then pressed
Mrs. Druse's hand and left the Jail yard,
carrying Mary's bouquet with him. Deputy
William Mckinney pinioE2d Mrs. Druse's
arms, knees and feet. She maintained
her composure, and was firm until Depu-
ty Ballou put the black cap on her head
and adjusted the rope. Deputy Marion,
who stood on her right, then babe her
goodbye As she turned and looked into
| his eyes she smiled and pressed his
hand. Deputy Bsllou adjusted the moose
under and back of Mrs. Druse's left ear
and pulled the cap over her face. Mrs.
Druse moaned, cried ard finally shrieked
so loud that her voice was heard in the
Jail and street adjoining. Sheriff Cook
dropped his hand over his br, asst and
Deputy Ballou sprung the trap. The 2l3
pound weight dropped at HAS and the
woman's body hung about three feet
above the floor of the gallows. There
was but one CONFUSION, q muscular con-
traction, and the body then hung quiet.
The wind was bowling fercely at this
moment with bright SKY.
Mrs. Druse's death under judgment OF
the law was far more easy
and merciful than was that
of her victim, her husband,
in December of 1884. Doctors Kay and
Sultor took observatlons of the woman's
pulse and heart during the time she was
hanging. They pronounced her dead at
2:O4, but the body was left hanging until
Il2:l4, twenty-six minutes after the
weight fell, when it vas taken down by
order of the sheriff. Upon examina-
ton the surgeons declared her
neck not broken and that death
was caused by stranguistion
Rev. DR.. Powell re-entered the jail
yard and took possession of the remains
of Mrs. Druse in compliance with ner re-
quest. The casket bad silver plated
trimmings and au ornG nent consisting OF
hand grasping bur1h of flowers on
the top. The expressiCl of the face OF the
dead woman gave no indicaiion that Mrs.
Druse had suffered any pain. Undertaken
Honell placed the remains In the ceffin and
J closed it and hear e and two sleighs
, we're driven into the j4llyard. At 1928
the modest funeral coFtege passed cut OF
the iail-yard and through the crowd about
, the Jail There were no demonstrations
on the part of the spectators. At Oas
Hill cemetery, about mile west 81
the village the coffin was placed in an
, outer case. B fore depcsiting it into the
: compartment of the vault DR.. Powell
made few remarks, saying thst this
woman hsd left this sorrowful world to
| meet merciiul God. He said that hel
devotion to her daughter was phe'
T nomenal and also her sef-pos'
? session was remarkable, In his
/ committal prayer he asked that the
, day might dawn when those separated
J from this mother might oe reunited with
e her. The coffin was then placed in com
S partment No 10, where it will rest Until
thefinal disposition of the remains hssoeer
l decided upon. In compliance with the
| request of her daughter that she should
r not leave blot on her name